[Loch-Ruadh] OT: How we were drugged

[Christina C Swain]

Now thats some wholesome stuff there ~! :)

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From: "Steve Rourke" <steverourke at charter.net>
To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA, Inc." 
<loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: [Loch-Ruadh] OT: How we were drugged


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>    The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a 
> Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining 
> county and he asked me a rhetorical question.
>        "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?"
>        I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young:
>        I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for 
> weddings and funerals.
>        I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the 
> weather.
>        I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.
>        I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a 
> lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill 
> of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in 
> everything that was asked of me.
>        I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with 
> soap if uttered a profanity.
>        I was drug out to pull weeds in moms garden and flower beds and 
> cockleburs out of dad's fields.
>        I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help 
> out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, 
> or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a 
> single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the 
> woodshed.
>        Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in 
> everything I do, say, or think.  They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or 
> heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, The world 
> would be a better place.
>        God bless the parents who drugged us!
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